Movies
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The supercharged evolution of the 'Fast & Furious' films from racing movies to global action flicksAug 01, 2019 11:00 pm - In "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs needs to keep a hovering helicopter from escaping, so he throws a chain around it from the back o...
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Ace cast commands tense family drama in 'Luce'Aug 01, 2019 6:00 am - “Luce” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Be yourself” is a loaded idea for any 17-year-old, but especially for one Luce (pronounced “loose”) Edgar, the title character of director Julius Onah'...
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'Mike Wallace' documentary a timely, telling portrait of TV journalistAug 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Mike Wallace is Here" - ½ Avi Belkin's tight and hard-hitting journalistic profile "Mike Wallace is Here" begins with a classic square-off between the irascib...
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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham trade insults, punches in wildly inconsistent 'Hobbs & Shaw'Aug 01, 2019 5:00 am - “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” - ★ ½ I've never seen a movie title “present” another movie title before. How exactly does that work? Nonetheless, “Fast & Furiou...
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In praise of the messy, misunderstood masterpiece movie (and in search of the next one)Jul 28, 2019 7:28 am - With Hollywood in a continual state of technological, corporate and cultural ruction, will there still be enough room to bring the crazy? The question arises upon reflec...
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'Lion King' reigns above box office for second week
Jul 28, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "The Lion King" rode its circle of life into a second weekend atop the box office and "Once Upon A Time In ... Hollywood," while not quite doing fairytale ...
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Palatine Park District hosting free movie nightJul 28, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine Park District will host a free movie night Thursday, Aug. 8. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is set for about 8:25 p.m. at Fred P. Hall Amphitheater, 256 E....
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Original vs. remake: How do the two 'Lion King' movies compare?Jul 26, 2019 6:00 am - Judging by how the studio has been operating as of late, the circle of life now refers to the near-guarantee that the animated Disney movies we once watched, adored and ...
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'Art of Self-Defense' examines, satirizes toxic masculinityJul 26, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Director Riley Stearns says he didn't realize he was making a perfect movie for 2019 when he started writing "The Art of Self-Defense" four years ago. But ...
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Widescreen: Quentin Tarantino's three towering classicsJul 26, 2019 6:00 am - Quentin Tarantino has made eight or nine movies, depending how you count the two volumes of his "Kill Bill" saga, and this writer who surreptitiously watched "Reservoir ...